housenoun
uk/haʊs/us/haʊs/plural houses uk/ˈhaʊzɪz/ushouse noun (HOME)
A1 [ C ] a building that people, usually one family, live in:
[ C usually singular ] all the people living in a house:
[ C ] a building where animals are kept:
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- It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of London.
- I'm worried about leaving him alone in the house all day.
- She had to be rescued by her neighbours when her house caught fire.
- It's a typical country estate with a large house for the owner, farm buildings and estate workers' houses.
- Would you like to come round to my house after school?
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Houses & homes
- A-frame
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- apt
- flatlet
- flophouse
- garden apartment
- garden flat
- gated community
- prefab
- public housing
- pueblo
- Quonset hut
- ranch house
- two-up two-down
- villa
- walk-up
- wigwam
- workhouse
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house noun (PUBLIC BUILDING)
[ C ] a building or part of a building that is used for a special purpose:
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Houses & homes
- A-frame
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- apt
- flatlet
- flophouse
- garden apartment
- garden flat
- gated community
- prefab
- public housing
- pueblo
- Quonset hut
- ranch house
- two-up two-down
- villa
- walk-up
- wigwam
- workhouse
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house noun (BUSINESS)
a company that is involved in a particular area of business:
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Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- airline
- answering service
- auction house
- collective
- consultancy
- enterprise
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchise
- outfit
- plc
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
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house noun (MUSIC)
[ U ] also house music popular dance music with a fast regular beat, usually produced on electronic equipment:
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Pop, rock & soul
- agit-pop
- band
- bhangra
- blue-eyed soul
- boy band
- dub
- Europop
- gangsta rap
- goth
- grunge
- hard rock
- heavy metal
- jungle
- pop group
- punk rock
- rock and roll
- rock chick
- rocker
- sampler
- trance
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house noun (SCHOOL GROUP)
[ C ] UK any of a small number of groups that the children in a school are put in for sports and other competitions:
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Students & pupils
- -grader
- alumna
- alumnus
- attrition
- batchmate
- boarder
- entrant
- frosh
- graduate
- houseman
- infant
- internship
- learner
- pupil
- schoolchild
- schoolgirl
- schoolmate
- sixth-former
- sophomore
- theologian
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house noun (FAMILY)
[ C ] UK an important family, especially a royal one:
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- ennoble
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- monarchist
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- sheikh
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
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house noun (POLITICS)
[ C ] an organization that makes laws, or its meeting place
the members of the organization that makes laws:
[ S ] the group of people who suggest a subject for a debate:
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitution
- constitutional
- enforce
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative
- legitimate
- passage
- prohibition
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
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house noun (PEOPLE AT THEATRE)
C2 [ C ] the people watching a performance, especially in a theatre:
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Theatre auditorium & front-of-house
- aisle
- auditorium
- balcony
- booking office
- box
- box office
- circle
- dress circle
- foyer
- front
- front-of-house
- full house
- god
- house lights
- mezzanine
- mosh pit
- orchestra
- out front idiom
- pit
- stall
Idiom(s)
houseverb [ T ]
uk/haʊz/us/haʊz/C2 to give a person or animal a place to live, or to provide space for something:
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- The world's finest collection of Impressionist paintings is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
- Military bases were protected by captured enemy soldiers who were housed there as a human shield.
- Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation.
- New arrivals were being housed in refugee camps.
- We aim to house students with local families.
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Accommodating people
- accommodate
- billet
- board
- board and lodging
- boarding and lodging
- fooding and lodging
- full board
- half board
- modified American plan
- put
- put sb away
- put sb up
- quarter
- rehouse
- resettle
- seat
- self-catering
- settle
- sleep
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